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Playoffs on Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Kansas City Wildcats
(35-18)
at
Louisville Colonels
(30-23)
Series Snapshot
Kansas City Wildcats leads the season series 5-0.
Louisville Colonels leads the all-time series 74-73.
Predicted Score
KC
104
LOU
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 8/26 | Season | LOU at KC | 109 - 122 |
| Wed 9/2 | Season | KC at LOU | 130 - 118 |
| Wed 9/9 | Season | LOU at KC | 109 - 125 |
| Mon 11/9 | Playoffs | LOU at KC | 111 - 118 |
| Tue 11/10 | Playoffs | LOU at KC | 119 - 133 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Wildcats | 53.35% | 6.94% | 36.84% | 22.68% | 1.16 | 108.03 |
| Louisville Colonels | 49.49% | 6.53% | 31.53% | 17.77% | 1.07 | 107.86 |
Projected Matchups
| KC Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | LOU Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Anello | 32.2 | 4.7 | 7.0 | AP+ | PG | <- | PG | AP | 12.1 | 4.5 | 7.2 | Julian Cassel |
| Nicholas Blackmon | 17.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | AP | SG | -> | SG | AP | 29.2 | 6.1 | 3.1 | Ajay Blackshear |
| John Ekman | 5.4 | 5.1 | 2.2 | AP- | SF | <- | SF | Exc+ | 17.6 | 5.2 | 2.0 | Spenser Robison |
| David McCoin | 18.2 | 6.9 | 2.1 | AP- | PF | --> | PF | AP+ | 16.1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | Ricardo Yohn |
| Kenneth McGriff | 7.5 | 10.2 | 2.4 | AP | C | <-- | C | AP- | 10.0 | 10.2 | 2.2 | Bryan Windsor |
| Trenton Sage | 8.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | AP- | bPG | -> | bPG | AP- | 11.4 | 2.3 | 5.1 | Calvin Scruggs |
| Mark Vann | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | AP- | bSG | -> | bSG | AP- | 5.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | Luis Torrence |
| Jack Brown | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | AP | bSF | <--- | bSF | Exc- | 9.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | David Walker |
| Uziel Lee | 12.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | Exc+ | bPF | <- | bPF | Exc | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | Isa Hutchison |
| Zachary Brickle | 10.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | Exc+ | bC | <- | bC | Exc+ | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.8 | Christopher Lalonde |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.